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The minimum and maximum distances of a satellite from the centre of the earth are 2R and 4R respectively where R is the radius of earth and M is the mass of the earth find radius of curvature at the point of minimum distance.

A

`sqrt((GM)/(6R))`

B

`sqrt((2GM)/(3R))`

C

`sqrt((GM)/(3R))`

D

`sqrt((2GM)/(5R))`

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